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install in linux mint

Asked by Benjamin Martinez

hi i am new in linux and a like visual style a lot so i wish i could have this but i cant get it work i have linux mint helena 8 so if you can help me please

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bean (bean123ch) said : 		#1

Could you be more specific , which step fails ?

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Benjamin Martinez (cruznick) said : 		#2

hi bean in fact i really dont know where it fails because i do all the steps and then nothing I've followed this 3 tutorial installing and reinstalling the grub but when i reboot It doesnt change i leave you the links for the tutorials i think i need i step by step guide :) really i am a newbie

http://www.taringa.net/posts/linux/4419730/GRUB-animado.html

http://inetworks.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/obtener-un-menu-animado-y-tematico-con-grub-burg-linux/

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/01/make-grub-themes-beautiful-look-nicer.html

am i have just install it so if i need to do it again its no a problem :) i have linux mint helena x64 and windows 7 ultimate x64

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Benjamin Martinez (cruznick) said : 		#3

hi bean in fact i really dont know where it fails because i do all the steps and then nothing I've followed this 3 tutorial installing and reinstalling the grub but when i reboot It doesnt change i leave you the links for the tutorials i think i need i step by step guide :) really i am a newbie

http://www.taringa.net/posts/linux/4419730/GRUB-animado.html

http://inetworks.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/obtener-un-menu-animado-y-tematico-con-grub-burg-linux/

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/01/make-grub-themes-beautiful-look-nicer.html

am i have just install it so if i need to do it again its no a problem :) i have linux mint helena x64 and windows 7 ultimate x64

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bean (bean123ch) said : 		#4

That's the old installation method, it doesn't work any more. You should follow the steps here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=8623952&postcount=47

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bean (bean123ch) said : 		#5

The new installation guild is here:

http://code.google.com/p/burg/wiki/InstallUbuntu

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Benjamin Martinez (cruznick) said : 		#6

hi the last one wors but i have an issue how can i change the icons for the theme or add and entry for linux mint because it doesn't show any icon for it and by the way i would lie to mae a theme how can i do it here it is as iit looks

http://i49.tinypic.com/2njessy.jpg

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Benjamin Martinez (cruznick) said : 		#7

Thanks bean, that solved my question.

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Benjamin Martinez (cruznick) said : 		#8

hi the last one works but i have an issue how can i change the icons for the theme or add and entry for linux mint because it doesn't show any icon for it and by the way i would like to make a theme how can i do it here it is as iit looks

http://i49.tinypic.com/2njessy.jpg

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Best bean (bean123ch) said : 		#9

First, you can open config file /boot/burg/burg.cfg and see which class it detects for your mint os, for example, this is an entry for Debian:

menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux ..." --class Debian {
}

Then, for sora theme, go to /boot/burg/themes/sora/icons directory, there are two icon for each os, one is normal state, one is hover state. Add the two icons for mint, for example, button-mint.png and button-mint-hover.png. Then, edit icons.txt, add a line for mint, for example:

class {
  Ubuntu { image = "${theme_dir}/icons/button-ubuntu.png:${theme_dir}/icons/button-ubuntu-hover.png" }
  Linux { image = "${theme_dir}/icons/button-linux.png:${theme_dir}/icons/button-linux-hover.png" }
  MacOSX { image = "${theme_dir}/icons/button-osx.png:${theme_dir}/icons/button-osx-hover.png" }
  Windows { image = "${theme_dir}/icons/button-windows.png:${theme_dir}/icons/button-windows-hover.png" }
  Unknown { image = "${theme_dir}/icons/button-unknown.png:${theme_dir}/icons/button-unknown-hover.png" }
  CLASS_LABEL { image = "${theme_dir}/icons/button-mint.png:${theme_dir}/icons/button-mint-hover.png" }
}

Replace CLASS_LABEL which the class label you find out in the previous step.

For refit theme, go to /boot/burg/themes/refit

Add the icon here, then edit theme.txt, add a something like this before the final closing }:

  MacOSX {
    image = "${theme_dir}/os_osx.png"
  }

  image {
    image = "${theme_dir}/os_unknown.png"
  }

   CLASS_LABEL {
     image = "${theme_dir}/os_mint.png"
   }
}

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Benjamin Martinez (cruznick) said : 		#10

Thanks bean, that solved my question.

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Benjamin Martinez (cruznick) said : 		#11

an another can i translate the tutorial to spanish and post it on www.taringa.net ? obvius with a refer to this page when its done i would send you a link for you to see it n thanks again

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bean (bean123ch) said : 		#12

Yeah, of course.

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Benjamin Martinez (cruznick) said : 		#13

hi
as promised i made a version in spanish for the installation method hope you like it here is the link and if you think i need to change anything just tell me ok and again thanks for the help now i'am trying to make a theme kind of minimalitic when its done i will tell you

the link

http://taringa.net/posts/linux/4603523/Burg-:-nuevo-cargador-grafico-para-ubuntu-%282010%29.html

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bean (bean123ch) said : 		#14

Thanks a lot for your effort. BTW, that document is a little outdated, it doesn't include latest features like folding and theme selection menu. I'd update it when I have spare time.